Forward Deployed Engineering
The toolyou needdoesn't exist.We build it.
SaaS replacement cuts what you overpay for. Forward engineering builds what you can't buy: new AI systems engineered from your spec. Documented, supported, and yours.
For teams whose workflow fits no product on the market.
What is a forward deployed engineer?
A forward deployed engineer works inside your business, not from a vendor's office: they sit with your team, map the real workflow, build the system where the work happens, and stay until it runs. Palantir built the model. OpenAI hires for it. Yellow Brick brings it to companies without seven-figure budgets.
The method is forward engineering: building new software from the business problem forward. Reverse engineering takes software apart to understand it. We run the other way: spec, then a working system you own.
Content engines
One story in. 100+ platform-ready assets out, across 12 channels, every day.
Operations tools
The manual process eating 40 hours a week becomes a system that runs alone.
Donor platforms
Donor and program tools priced for nonprofit budgets. No enterprise bloat, no lock-in.
Five phases. No surprises.
Built from spec. Running today.
One six-week build redirected $28,800/year from software invoices to programs.
"They rebuilt our engine and gave us a scalable roadmap. The 350% pipeline jump speaks for itself."
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What is a forward deployed engineer?
A forward deployed engineer works inside your business, not from a vendor's office: they sit with your team, map the real workflow, build the system where the work happens, and stay until it runs. Palantir built the model. OpenAI hires for it. Yellow Brick brings it to companies without seven-figure budgets.
What is forward engineering?
Forward engineering is building new software from a business problem: spec first, then a working system. No off-the-shelf platform to bend into shape. We map the problem, define what done looks like, and engineer the tool from scratch. You own the result.
How is this different from hiring a dev shop?
Dev shops sell headcount and timelines: 6-12 months at $500K+. We sell a working system at fixed scope. Five phases, milestone payments, 6-16 weeks. You pay when deliverables land.
What does a build cost?
Milestone payments tied to deliverables, no hourly billing. Commercial builds run a fraction of your current SaaS spend. Nonprofit pricing comes in under a part-time hire and replaces a $10K/month agency retainer.
What can you forward-engineer?
Content engines, sales operations tools, donor platforms, and the internal tools your team wishes existed. If the problem is specific and measurable, we can build the system.
Describe the problem.
We'll price the build.
One call. You explain the workflow. We tell you what it costs to build and how long it takes. No deck. No pitch.